Re: Infrared with an EOS 3

["David J. Carlyon" <david@xxxxxxx>]

>I also keep an old Canon body for the same purpose. I'm not sure if Canon is 
>the only 35mm manufacturer with this feature, but I think this is a valid 
>question. Why would a company like Canon incorporate the IR focusing 
>adjustment on its lenses and then design a body to make infrared film 
>unusable? I'm guessing part of the reason is the IR adjustment dates back 
>many years, and the infrared sensor is a relatively new device...
>
>Any thoughts would be appreciated!

The holes in the backplate (mentioned in a previous message) can be fixed
with the right sort of tape. The IR sensors suck though. I use Minoltas,
and only the lower-end Minoltas have them (at least in the current line).
My 9 and the 800si I was using didn't have them, and they work great as far
as I can tell. Anybody know what the advantages of the IR sensors are, if any?

David

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